The Malindi Press City Guide is your curated map to the most compelling dinners, openings, performances, parties, and spaces where Black culture pulses loudest. Whether you're in New York, London, or Paris, this month offers something deeper than just plans, it offers presence. This guide is mainly for New York but we snuck in some things to do in London and Paris at the end. Enjoy!
Broadway & Theatre
Tony Award-nominated musical Gypsy starring Audra McDonald will be on Broadway until October 2025.
Record breaking play, Othello starring Denzel Washington will be on Broadway until June 8, 2025.
The Tony Award-nominated Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has been extended until August 31.
National Black Theatre will be showing Chiaroscuro: A Light and Dark Skin Comedy until June 22, 2025. They will also be showing Sweetwater: The Gospel of Iman from June 25 - June 29, 2025.
Art & Exhibits
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at The Met is a costume exhibit that will be on display until October 2025.
Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” will be on display at the Whitney Museum of Art until August 10, 2025.
The Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts will be presenting “The Black Lives, Black History, Black Joy, and Black Futures” exhibition at Fort Greene Park until June 30, 2025.
The Studio Museum in Harlem will have an event for Ebony G. Patterson on June 7, 2025, and Museums as Systems 2025: Lessons For Survival June 10, 2025 - June 12, 2025.
Music & Comedy
Pitchfork and Them will be hosting a “Night Out” which will feature Dua Saleh and Skaiwater, among other performers on June 26.
Drunk Black History will be at The Bell House on June 19.
Carl Thomas will be performing at the Inkwell Club on June 13.
Sir and Levan Kali will be performing at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 2.
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter VI Live at Madison Square Garden on June 6.
Dining
The 10th annual NYC Black Restaurant Week will be taking place from June 15 - June 29.
Festivals & Parties
Juneteenth in Queens will be taking place at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans, NY on Thursday, June 19.
The Brown Sugar Bounce Juneteenth Party will be at Wandering Barman in Brooklyn on June 21.
London
The Big Caribbean Lunch will be taking place on June 22.
Bookish Besties Literary Popup will be held on June 28 and June 29.
The Buy Black Guest Market will be on June 24.
Paris
Paris Noir exhibit at Centre Pompidou will be until June 30.
Josephine Baker musical will be showing at Bobino Theater on June 6–7.
Fête de la Musique with Afrobeat and Caribbean showcases will be on June 21.
Paris Fashion Week Men’s SS26 featuring Wales Bonner and more will be June 24 - June 29.